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J BEAULIEU. Com BANK. FILED JUNE 20, I921 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 55 1 ings, Ihave shown my device as comprismg Patented Jan. 9, 1923.

PATENT OFFICE.

' JOH BEA LIEU, or MALIDEN, MASSACHUSETTS.

' com BANK.

Application filed June 2Q, 1921. Serial No. 479,077.

To all whom it may cmwwn:

Be it known that I, JoriN BEAULLEU, a citizen of the United States,residing at Malden, in the county of Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Coin, Banks,oi? which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to; banking machines and has for its object theprovision of a machinecontaining receipt checks and so constructed as toeject a check when a coin is deposited within aslot provided for thepurpose, it being readily apparent that the devicemay be constructed ofany desired number of units whereby to take care of any or alldenominations of coins it being therefore quite, readily apparentthatthe device is capableof extensive use in a banking system on asmalllscale, each unlt of course showing a characterlstic checkerreceipt corresponding to the'coin deposited.

An important object is the provision of a device of this characterhaving novel ejecting means which is operable automatically in service,and

when a coin is pressed intothe proper receivmg slot.

An additional object is the provisionvof a a device of this characterwhich will be simple and inexpensivein-manufacturaeasy to operate, notlikely to get out of'order, durable a general improvement in the art. la

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the inventionconsists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings inwhich- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the com plete device showing itadapted for handling coins of several different denominations.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of one unit and parts of adjacent units,parts being broken away and in section.

' Figure 3 is a vertical section on the line Figure 4 is horizontalsection on the line I4: of Figure 2, l j

Figure 5 is a vertical section on the line 5-5 of Figure 2,

Figure 6 is a bottom plan view of the re ceipt check container, and

Figure 7 is a bottom plan view of the coin receiver. r

Iteferring more particularly to the drawprovided with any suitablelocking device, a

not shown. Located within this casing are horizontal. partitions 12which divide the interior into diflerent compartments, the number ofcompartments desired depending upon the denominations of coins intendedto be handled by the bank.

a Each compartment is designed to contain a. plurality of receipt checksand is also designed to receive coins. In-carrying out this constructionI provide a cylindrical container 13 which is initially-filled withreceipt checks indicated by the letter A. This container is open atoneside, for a purpose to be described, and is held in place by beingprovided at one end with flanges 14 engaging within the retaining strips15 secured upon the underside of the partition 12 immediately above.Thecover 11 is provided preferably, though'not necessarily, oppositeeach containerv 13 with a glass panel 16 which permits inspection so.that a prospective patron of the machine may ascertain whether or not acertain compartment contains receipt checks of a given denomination orwhether it is empty. A portion ofeach container 13 is cutaway, shownat17, 0pposite the panel 16. At its lower end the container 13 rests upona partition 12 but is cut away, as shown at 17*, for a purpose to bedescribed, this cut away portion being in aligmnent with a slot 18 inthe front of the casing. I

Associated with each container 13 but located below and. to onesidethereof, is a coin deposit receptacle 19 which is cylindrical and whichmay have one side cut away, as shown at 20, so that theprospectivepatron, or the operator of the machine, may glance through aglass panel 21 and ascertain whether or not any coin receptacle is full.Each coin receptacle is preferably provided with a flaring upper end,indicated at 22, this upper end being located beneath a hole 23 locatedin the partion above. The flaring end is termed with flanges 22 slidablyengaging retaining strips 22* on the partition. The casing is providedwith. a slot v$24 immediately above the partition beneath which the coinreceptacle is located,this slot permitting the insertion of a coin,

Associated with each receipt check con miner and coin receptacle is anobtuse angular lever pivoted as at 26, upon the associated partition l2and one arm 2'7 oi?- this lever is located to the rear of the lower endof the receipt check .-.ontainer in position to engage the lOYv'GIHlOS'Lreceipt check int-1hr. hitter. The other arm of this lever carries acrescent shaped co-ing-r-ip 29 whichnormully extends across the opening23, this crescent shaped member being); oi" course opposite a slot Zl.The lever 25 is normally held in this position by a coil spring 30'which connected with the arm 27' and which holds the arm 27 againstastop 3i.

It is preferable, though not essential, to provide a slide 32dSSOC'li'l'iZQd with each slot 2-1 this slide having an upturned outer e33; andhaving a semi-circular countersunk portion 34: whereby to hold acoin initially.

Theoperation of the device'is as follows:

Assuminthat the receipt check containere-13; regardless of howmany'there maybe, are full as they should beat starting, a patrondesiring to make a deposit selects the proper slotQl, depending'upon theden0mination'of the coin he wishes to deposit. He then pulls out'theslide 32' in the selected slot 24}, places the coin in theslide the coinengaging upon the. countersunk portion 34, and then presses the slideinwardly, The coin will shortly engage against the crescent shaped coingrip 28 and as the slide is still further pressed the lever 25 will berocked upon its pivot 26" whereupon the lever arm 27' will engage therear edge of the lowermost receiptcheck and" eject the same through theslot 18, the patron taking this receipticheck as evidence of hisdeposit. At the time when the lever 25 has been fully operated, theconcave edge of the grip member- 29 will register with the hole 23whereupon the coin will drop from the slide 82',- thIOllQi'l the opening23 and) through the flared upper end into the body o'fthe coinreceptacle 19. When the coin drops the spring 30 will; return the partsto their initial position ready for subsequent operation.

Frointhe foregoing description and a study o'i'j'the drawings it will beapparent that I' have thus provided a simply constructed andconsequently inexpensive Ina-v chine enabling banhng to be conducted" onsmall sc le. it being conceivable that the device-in l be used in storesan? kind or other loc :ions found convenient or suit able. Owing to theextreme sin'i-plicity of the construction it will: be apparent thatthere will he nothing-to. get out oifi'order and that thed'evice shouldconsequently have a lOIlgdlliG. A distinct advantage is the fact that nooperator isnecessary. other than a duly authorized attendant to inspectthe machine periodically remove. the coins thereiroin and replenish thestock of receipt checks.

VJhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is of courseto be understood that I reserve therjght tomake such changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts asvillr not depart from the spirit of the in vention or the scope of thesubjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a casing provided inits front with spaced slots arranged. in horizontal alignment, apartition. withinv the casing formed with a hole, a coin receptacle supported from the partition and located beneath thehole, a receipt checkcontainer having: itslower end spaced above the partition, and-levermeansin ounted on the partition and engageabl'e by a coin pressed intoone slot whereby to. eject the lowermost re ceipt checlathroughthe otherslot.

2'. A device of the: character described comprising a casing providedwith spaced horizon-tally aligned slots, a, partition within the casingformed with a hole, a coin receptacle located beneath said. hole, anup,- standing: receipt check container spaced above the partition, saidcoin receptacle being opposite one slot, and the check container beingopposite the other, and means operated by insertion of a coin throughone slot for ejecting a receipt check through the otheii' slot.

3; A; device of the character described comprisinga casing provided WithSpaced horizontally. aligned slots a partition with in the easir formedwith. a hole, a coin receptacle located: beneath said hole, anupstanding receipt cheek container spaced above the partition, said coinreceptacle being; opposite one slot and the check container being:opposite the other, and means operated byinsertion oi? a coin throughone slot for ejecting a receipt check through the other slot said meanscomprising an angular lever pivoted'upon the partition andhaving one armdisposed rearivardlyof the lowermost check in the stack and having itsother arm provided with a crescent shaped coin grip.

4... A device of the character described easing provided with spaced tnecasi .p rorrned. with-a hole, a coin receptacle located beneath saidhole, an upstandinn receipt check container spaced: above the partition,said coin receptacle beingoppo site one slot and: the check containerbeing opposite the other, and means. operated insertion of a cointhrough one slot for ejecting a receipt check through the other, slot;said means comprising an angular lever piv oted upon the partitionand-having one arm aligned slots a partition vwithin coin receptaclehaving a flaring upper end facilitating passage of coins thereinto, anda slide operating Within the coin receiving slot and cooperating Withsaid coin grip, a coin serving as the connecting medium.

A. device of the character described comprising a casing provided Withspaced horizontally aligned slots, a partition Within the casing formedWith a hole, a coin receptacle located beneath saidhole, an upstandingreceipt check container spaced above the partition, said coin receptaclebeing opposite one slot and the check container being opposite theother, and means operated insertion. of a coin through. one slot forejecting a receipt check through the other slot, said means comprisingan angular lever piv- 2 oted upon the partition and having one arm 7disposed rearvvardly of the lowermost check in the stack and having itsother arm provided with a crescent shaped coin grip; said coinreceptacle and said check container 2 being slidably removably supportedwith,

respect to the partition.

In testimony whereof I hereto affix my

